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this is from today's"washington journal." continues. host: our guest is ever ever. professor at penn state. thanks for joining us. how serious of a threat do we face from i ran's nuclear capabilities? guest: i don't view it's a serious threat. it needs to be dealt with. what we know about the iran look - nuclear. they're trying enrich uranium. as far as we know. iran has enriched uranium to 3-4 percent the level required for civil reactor fuel but is nowhere near the level to have weapons grade this material. iran is not forbidden to do that by the nonproliferation treaty and they believe it is their right to be able to develop these fuel cycle capabilities. this is not an eminent threat. there's no sign that i ran has nuclear weapons today and my own view is that, what iran might like to achieve at some point is something that you might describe as a nuclear option where they would have mastered many of the cape biments would would need to assemble nuclear weapons but i see no evidence they've actually taken a decision to go all the way to weaponization. so i think
this is from today's"washington journal." continues. host: our guest is ever ever. professor at penn state. thanks for joining us. how serious of a threat do we face from i ran's nuclear capabilities? guest: i don't view it's a serious threat. it needs to be dealt with. what we know about the iran look - nuclear. they're trying enrich uranium. as far as we know. iran has enriched uranium to 3-4 percent the level required for civil reactor fuel but is nowhere near the level to have...
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but he's also got to direct his action to the intelligence communities in washington. that failure to respond or the structural problems about having the national counterterrorism center not sharing information, he's got to take action here. the politics of it, though, is difficult. remember what happened in spain after it mass drids train bombing. if congress seems to be too overtly political, it can backfire. that's the lesson of spain. what we saw over the last few days and the vacation period is that people were essentially pointing fingers. the american people are not going to respond well to both sides making this a partisan food fight. >> i wonder if, in fact, there's even anecdotal support of president obama given that some of the daily gallup tracking polls, for example, conducted after christmas day showed obama's ratings ticking up. >> well, people look to presidents for strength and leadership at a time of instability and fear. that's what we saw after 9/11. and as long as he doesn't get engaged in this political food fight, he can stay above the fray and b
but he's also got to direct his action to the intelligence communities in washington. that failure to respond or the structural problems about having the national counterterrorism center not sharing information, he's got to take action here. the politics of it, though, is difficult. remember what happened in spain after it mass drids train bombing. if congress seems to be too overtly political, it can backfire. that's the lesson of spain. what we saw over the last few days and the vacation...
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asia, china's rise to military prominence vexes the region as japan redefines its relationship with washington. and will the world's largest defense program the joint strike fighter stay on track for become the major effort to fall into a self-defeating effort of rising costs and slipping schedules. thanks for joining us in this week in defense news. i'm vago muradian. can you watch this on defense news tv.com. or e-mail me at defense news tv.com. have a great week.
asia, china's rise to military prominence vexes the region as japan redefines its relationship with washington. and will the world's largest defense program the joint strike fighter stay on track for become the major effort to fall into a self-defeating effort of rising costs and slipping schedules. thanks for joining us in this week in defense news. i'm vago muradian. can you watch this on defense news tv.com. or e-mail me at defense news tv.com. have a great week.
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he told the story that they had studied every leading power broker in washington, every influence-public organization from the chamber of commerce to others. . he said they all hire former members of congress. they all hire former staff members from the hill but fannie mae and freddie mac for the only ones that were study that hired the spouses and children of the former staff members and the former members of congress. that is, political power base sought to have. nobody would ask questions at the forum. they were afraid to ask questions. ralph nader was at the front of the room and had to hand out index cards to the people could best their questions forward because if you ask a question in public about fannie mae or freddie mac, you were put on a list. you've got phone calls. everybody in your office got phone calls for the money to your organization dried up. congress stopped getting political campaign contributions for it was incredible. you cannot describe how much political power they had grea. we have to figure out a way to decide what to do with what is left of petty may and fred
he told the story that they had studied every leading power broker in washington, every influence-public organization from the chamber of commerce to others. . he said they all hire former members of congress. they all hire former staff members from the hill but fannie mae and freddie mac for the only ones that were study that hired the spouses and children of the former staff members and the former members of congress. that is, political power base sought to have. nobody would ask questions at...
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"washington post" staff writer neil irwin joins us now. neil, good morning. >> good morning, david. >> let me just set this up for you. latest article, give you credit, you write the financial crisis is over, that the danger of it melting down, it's all over. but the job prospect outlook for 2010, what is it? >> it's not great, but it does look like things are starting to turn around. we might see job growth even as early as this past month. we will find out on friday what december job growth or loss was. the forecast is somewhere around zero. we might see a positive number. most economists are forecasting we will see positive job growth some time in the spring. job growth alone isn't enough because the population is always growing, labor force is always growing, so for the unemployment rate to come down, what you need is strong job growth, 130,000 jobs a month, we're a long way from that it appears. >> when you look at the periods in the united states, the last 20 years, where there has been strong growth, for example the tech boom, adven
"washington post" staff writer neil irwin joins us now. neil, good morning. >> good morning, david. >> let me just set this up for you. latest article, give you credit, you write the financial crisis is over, that the danger of it melting down, it's all over. but the job prospect outlook for 2010, what is it? >> it's not great, but it does look like things are starting to turn around. we might see job growth even as early as this past month. we will find out on...
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he was the director on the executive committee on korean rights and washington did -- in washington. he is a professor an instructor at american university and university in seoul. and he is a research fellow at stanford university at the asia- pacific research center. with that being said, please will come out just today, peter beck. thank you. -- welcome our guest today, peter beck. thank you. [applause] >> i would really like to thank the korean embassy for putting this together. thank you for an ice cold weather to not make me miss this place too much. i also wanted to thank the korean embassy, because because of this event, i was contacted late last week by "the wall street journal." they were interested in the topic, and they asked me to write an op-ed for them. i was happy to do so. i have written a lot of articles, but i have never had one go through so many revisions before, and suggested changes. in fact, there are so many changes that i hardly recognize the article. i sent to france both versions, the published version and the original -- to friends both versions, the publ
he was the director on the executive committee on korean rights and washington did -- in washington. he is a professor an instructor at american university and university in seoul. and he is a research fellow at stanford university at the asia- pacific research center. with that being said, please will come out just today, peter beck. thank you. -- welcome our guest today, peter beck. thank you. [applause] >> i would really like to thank the korean embassy for putting this together. thank...
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up next, it's "washington journal." at 10:00 eastern on "news makers," i.r.s. commissioner douglas shulman on how his organization is planning for the tax season and future changes for tax preparers. scomplaret, a look at thursday's stament by president obama on the attempted bombing of christmas day flight 253 from amsterdam to detroit. .
up next, it's "washington journal." at 10:00 eastern on "news makers," i.r.s. commissioner douglas shulman on how his organization is planning for the tax season and future changes for tax preparers. scomplaret, a look at thursday's stament by president obama on the attempted bombing of christmas day flight 253 from amsterdam to detroit. .
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, d.c., that and i know the chancellor reid is trying to make things better in washington. i know it's happy, but the public schools in washington, d.c., to spend twice, three times as much per pupil as some of the inner-city catholic schools with worse results. with worse results. would anyone come is there anyone here who says, well, i absolutely care what i get terribly sick i want to make sure i go into a government hospital. right? no. the truth is that look, there are some nonprofit operations that work fine. ike, for 12 years, work for public television. for my sanity. and i often set my 12 years with pbs were three of the happiest weeks of my life. [laughter] >> but anyone who believes that pbs are inherently superior because they are nonprofit because they are dependent upon taxpayer support, anyone who believes the art that is great with taxpayer support, one of the insanity of the obama administration is, i don't know if you've heard this yet but we have a deficit, right, it's a one point for $2 trillion this year. it is a nightmare. the obama administration prov
, d.c., that and i know the chancellor reid is trying to make things better in washington. i know it's happy, but the public schools in washington, d.c., to spend twice, three times as much per pupil as some of the inner-city catholic schools with worse results. with worse results. would anyone come is there anyone here who says, well, i absolutely care what i get terribly sick i want to make sure i go into a government hospital. right? no. the truth is that look, there are some nonprofit...
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they'll fly back to washington later tonight. meantime, the president's former home state has been attracting attention from its education secretary. hawaii has cut back its school year at a time the administration is pushing for a longer school calendar. our cnn white house correspondent ed henry is in hawaii. ed? >> reporter: don, the obama administration is pushing the idea of all year round school as a way to make the u.s. more competitive. but ironically, here in the president's home state they're going in the other direction. they're cutting the number of days that kids are in school. that's angering the white house but also parents right here in hawaii. like many 9-year-olds, hunter gentry loves his scooter and is very creative. >> my name's hunter gentry, and i'm a chef and a baker. wha! >> reporter: this young hawaiian has already started his own cooking show on youtube, hoping to make it big on "top chef" someday. but hunter also has bilateral hearing loss, which makes it hard to hear ss and ts at the end of words. two
they'll fly back to washington later tonight. meantime, the president's former home state has been attracting attention from its education secretary. hawaii has cut back its school year at a time the administration is pushing for a longer school calendar. our cnn white house correspondent ed henry is in hawaii. ed? >> reporter: don, the obama administration is pushing the idea of all year round school as a way to make the u.s. more competitive. but ironically, here in the president's home...
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once that happens i think it's going to create a bit of a void in washington. the white house has hoped all along that that void would be filled with jobs, jobs, jobs. and making progress on the economy. but i'll tell you, i don't see how you can take all the oxygen out of the room with summits on jobs at the white house and town halls on jobs. i mean there's only so much the government can do. something has got to fill that void. i think it will be national security. i have think it's going to be yemen. i think it's going to be progress in afghanistan. i think in 2010 president obama is going to be defined as a war president much more so than in the previous year. >> schieffer: nancy. >> i the senate democrats are going to lose their super majority. there are more democratic incumbents who are in trouble than republican incumbents in the fall. that means that the president's agenda getting it passed will be a lot more difficult. >> schieffer: lose their super majority but probably hold their majority. >> they won't be able to break a filibuster. >> 30,000 troo
once that happens i think it's going to create a bit of a void in washington. the white house has hoped all along that that void would be filled with jobs, jobs, jobs. and making progress on the economy. but i'll tell you, i don't see how you can take all the oxygen out of the room with summits on jobs at the white house and town halls on jobs. i mean there's only so much the government can do. something has got to fill that void. i think it will be national security. i have think it's going to...
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captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e-mail comments@captioncolorado.com >>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best can do fo >>> america's first line of defense is timely, accurate intelligence that is shared, integrated, analyzed, and acted upon quickly and effectively. that's what our intelligence community does every day. but unfortunately, that's not what happened in the lead up to christmas day. >> so says the president in his public statement thursday. in a private meeting on tuesday with 20 trusted top officials, he was more frank and angrier. "this was a screw up that could have been disastrous. we dodged a bullet but just barely." the stern words of the u.s. commander in chief were caused by quote unquote systemic failure, his language, that prevented officials from gaining the data to stop a christmas day al qaeda terrorist plot. a 23-year-old nigerian citizen named oumar if a huk abdul -- umar farouk abdulmutallab. he carried deadly explosives concealed in his underwear. the plane crossed the
captions by: caption colorado, llc (800) 775-7838 e-mail comments@captioncolorado.com >>> from washington, "the mclaughlin group," the american original. for over two decades, the sharpest minds, best can do fo >>> america's first line of defense is timely, accurate intelligence that is shared, integrated, analyzed, and acted upon quickly and effectively. that's what our intelligence community does every day. but unfortunately, that's not what happened in the lead up...
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this is a copy of this painting of george washington. crossing the delaware. it was painted by an american born german. as an inspiration to encourage germans to be more like americans. while all of that was happening in europe, while they said look overseas to what they're doing over there the progressives were saying the same thing. here in america, look overseas to what is happening in europe. they were studying the european way. the elite were teaching their philosophies now in our universities. they were teaching the philosophies of neche and marx and the progressives flourished in it. i get a lot of heat for bringing up fascism on this program, but the roots of progressivism leads to fascism. the early progressives were for the fascists in the earliest 20th censuturcentury. read history. call me all the names you want but read history and show me why i'm wrong. the reason i bring up hitler so much of the time, because what he did, many of the things had their roots, their seeds here in america. the biggest example is eugenics which led to extermination c
this is a copy of this painting of george washington. crossing the delaware. it was painted by an american born german. as an inspiration to encourage germans to be more like americans. while all of that was happening in europe, while they said look overseas to what they're doing over there the progressives were saying the same thing. here in america, look overseas to what is happening in europe. they were studying the european way. the elite were teaching their philosophies now in our...
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i was involved in a talk radio station in seattle, washington back in 1988 cold king 1090, a very liberal radio station i might add. we can get into that story a little bit later, but immediately the first one out of the gate was rush limbaugh. rush fully understood what it was to be able to opinionated freely on the airwaves when he was in sacramento, california. he had to live under the fairness doctrine guidelines. when he located in sacramento he told me that it was amazing that there was nobody doing political talk and he said oh, this is a cakewalk. my word, what fun this is going to be. then he had to succumb to the fairness doctrine by giving an hour of the program to somebody in the community who was concerned about what he said so he had to move over and he said it was the most boring hour of radio i have ever done in my life. and, that is what was happening back in. there was no question about it. what we saw immediately was all of a sudden we could put commentators on the radio and half free opinions on the radio. we didn't have to act as moderator's anymore. talk radio was so
i was involved in a talk radio station in seattle, washington back in 1988 cold king 1090, a very liberal radio station i might add. we can get into that story a little bit later, but immediately the first one out of the gate was rush limbaugh. rush fully understood what it was to be able to opinionated freely on the airwaves when he was in sacramento, california. he had to live under the fairness doctrine guidelines. when he located in sacramento he told me that it was amazing that there was...
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after i came to washington, i covered a lot of big stories including the impeachment proceedings against those president nixon and clinton, cover those allhe
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welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. the man authorities say tried to blow up an american airliner on christmas day went before a judge today. correspondent steve brown has the story from detroit. in his first court appearance, umar farouk abdulmutallab through his attorney pled not guilty to all six counts in the federal indictment charging him with attempting to detonate a bomb concealed in his underwear aboard northwest flight 253. wearing a white t-shirt and olive pants, the nigerian national spoke softly as he confirmed he was not challenging being held without bond. standing with abdulmutallab, miriam ceiver, one of three public dependers with strong reputations. >> i would describe them as the a-plus team. they are extraordinary lawyers, individually and, and they will be extraordinary defense team as a group. >> bret: although it was thought that abdulmutallab's father would be at the arraignment, he was not. >> let him through. let him through. >> bret: instead, on hand was one person from the nigerian embassies
welcome to washington, i'm bret baier. the man authorities say tried to blow up an american airliner on christmas day went before a judge today. correspondent steve brown has the story from detroit. in his first court appearance, umar farouk abdulmutallab through his attorney pled not guilty to all six counts in the federal indictment charging him with attempting to detonate a bomb concealed in his underwear aboard northwest flight 253. wearing a white t-shirt and olive pants, the nigerian...
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a 12-0 washington play. trailing as many as 22. >> steve: first points in the game for smith. 12-2 in the last three minutes for washington. started the game just 2-14. smith lost it off his foot. and stevenson comes the other way looking for help. travel. reset with foye. here is jamison back out to foye for a long three-point shot that's good. randy foye with 12 points in the game on five of eight shooting. he is so productive in that starting role. >> phil: he really has been. wizards cut it to 8. >> steve: joe johnson's launch is no good. washington can climb even closer. wizards will have tomorrow off. leave tonight. fly up to chicago. play the bulls friday night. first time this season against chicago. foye again. and he hits another one. this one a two-point field goal. randy foye has been outstanding. six of nine from the field. 15 points. wizards cut it to 6. smith turns on haywood. short jumper no good. jamison the rebound. foye. jamison baseline. backing in. had it knock out by williams and out-of
a 12-0 washington play. trailing as many as 22. >> steve: first points in the game for smith. 12-2 in the last three minutes for washington. started the game just 2-14. smith lost it off his foot. and stevenson comes the other way looking for help. travel. reset with foye. here is jamison back out to foye for a long three-point shot that's good. randy foye with 12 points in the game on five of eight shooting. he is so productive in that starting role. >> phil: he really has been....
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and what's happened in these hearings that are proceeding a pace in the district court in washington is absolutely remarkable. in 38 of the cases that have gone to decision, judges have ruled in 30 of those cases, 30 out of 38 cases that the -- that there's no basis for the detention. and that the prisoners are effectively being held illegally. and it's not simply in the bottom line but it's in the way the courts have been doing -- doing this. and a number of the judges have been just utterly scathing in their criticism of the government's continued detention of these individuals as if after all these years and holding people so long claiming they are the worst of the worst, a threat to national security, there's no there there. the emperor has no clothes. i think those are really the two pivotal things that are going on now in the detainee litigation. >> i do want to say one additional thing. there's the -- there is a current case in the supreme court that's a combination of the lawyers on guantanamo including the center. it goes to maybe what the question is. we've been to the supr
and what's happened in these hearings that are proceeding a pace in the district court in washington is absolutely remarkable. in 38 of the cases that have gone to decision, judges have ruled in 30 of those cases, 30 out of 38 cases that the -- that there's no basis for the detention. and that the prisoners are effectively being held illegally. and it's not simply in the bottom line but it's in the way the courts have been doing -- doing this. and a number of the judges have been just utterly...
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now, what we see in "the new york times" and washington post in various stories is the way that fannie mae's leadership and freddie mac's leadership disregarded the warnings of their risk officers as they plunged into what jim collins calls the undisciplined pursuit of risk. and, of course, there's the denial of risk or peril. don't worry, be happy. fannie mae and freddie mac were fighting for thin capitalization as late as june of 2008 with respect to the new legislation that was enacted in july. and then there is a fourth and fifth stage, grasping for salvation and then collapse. but the government stepped in at that point and gave them their salvation and put the two companies into con conservatorship. so i'd like to make two points about the future. the first point is that for the next five years, and i think everybody agrees on this, we need serious government involvement to shore up the mortgage market that is essentially failed at this point. my recommendation is that they become wholly-owned government corporations for the next five years. putting them into conservatorship as t
now, what we see in "the new york times" and washington post in various stories is the way that fannie mae's leadership and freddie mac's leadership disregarded the warnings of their risk officers as they plunged into what jim collins calls the undisciplined pursuit of risk. and, of course, there's the denial of risk or peril. don't worry, be happy. fannie mae and freddie mac were fighting for thin capitalization as late as june of 2008 with respect to the new legislation that was...
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, is he more and more frustrated. >> typical washington fight. >> reporter: his first reflex is to blame republican, but rose knows democrats not only have the white house but big majorities in the house and senate. he says democrats fighting mopping themselves over how to pay for reforms should spend some time in his shoes. >> they really need to get their heads together and get their act straight. with those majorities in place, things should be happening. if they don't get it done, there's got to be a lot of people hurting because of it. >> reporter: john king, cnn, fort woft. wor worth, texas. >>> and state of the union stops at the top of the hour. >> today's guests will talk about the lets from yemen, the christmas day terror plot, and lessons learned from 9/11. again, that's state of the union right after cnn sunday morning. >>> so when rick warren asked the faithful to help his church through a crisis, the response was overwhelming. you'll definitely want to stick around for the details on this one. >> it was mega, right? and calling it a reverse collection plate. we'll take you
, is he more and more frustrated. >> typical washington fight. >> reporter: his first reflex is to blame republican, but rose knows democrats not only have the white house but big majorities in the house and senate. he says democrats fighting mopping themselves over how to pay for reforms should spend some time in his shoes. >> they really need to get their heads together and get their act straight. with those majorities in place, things should be happening. if they don't get...
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chris solace sa from "the washington post." republican strategist rich gail len and democratic strategist michael feldman. welcome, gentlemen. so good to be with you this morning. thanks for coming in. i have to tell you when we were broking you guys as the izzas. >> as opposed to the is nots. >> this town isn't big enough for the both of us. we'll have a duel later. >>> talking about the christmas terror plot. obviously the president is taking a lot of hits this week. the administration has this morning on our air, senator demint had this to say. >> no question the president has down played the risk of terror since he took office. he has been completely distracted by other things as has already been mentioned. he's not focused on building security and intelligence apparatus of our country. >> michael feldman, who is not just democratic strategist but former senior adviser to former vice president al gore. is that fair? >> i think what's remarkable is not the president's reaction time here, but how quickly senator demint and so
chris solace sa from "the washington post." republican strategist rich gail len and democratic strategist michael feldman. welcome, gentlemen. so good to be with you this morning. thanks for coming in. i have to tell you when we were broking you guys as the izzas. >> as opposed to the is nots. >> this town isn't big enough for the both of us. we'll have a duel later. >>> talking about the christmas terror plot. obviously the president is taking a lot of hits this...
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high winds caused major concerns in washington d.c. a huge tree fell on power lines. residents in the area lost power for some time. major gusts caused several bge customers to be without power. more than 38,000 customers have been restored so far. there are 39 residents without power tonight, most in baltimore. also in baltimore, the winds had street lights and ravens' flags blowing all over the place. people venturing out, bundled up. many say yeah, it's winter, but come on. >> my ears are cold. they hurt. the wind is just terrible. feels like it's going to blow me away. >> the temperature all day today has been below freezing. will we ever get out of this deep freeze sometime before june? here's vytas reid with a look at the forecast. >> your lips are frozen. >> it was very cold out there. in fact, temperatures having a hard time getting out of the freezing point. you add that wind and that's where it gets brutal. mother nature is not being very kind. talk about those cold winds blowing strongly. snow showers to the north. not quite making it here. maybe a flake or
high winds caused major concerns in washington d.c. a huge tree fell on power lines. residents in the area lost power for some time. major gusts caused several bge customers to be without power. more than 38,000 customers have been restored so far. there are 39 residents without power tonight, most in baltimore. also in baltimore, the winds had street lights and ravens' flags blowing all over the place. people venturing out, bundled up. many say yeah, it's winter, but come on. >> my ears...
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but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe waiting to happen. i made that comment because coming from the air in the american airlines, i was looking at the city, the that i had left 13 years earlier and i saw all of these match boxes over the hills. and, the mountain is the backdrop to port-au-prince mount hospital was disfigured, and i wrote to, unless something is done immediately, big chunks of this city will be gone into the caribbean sea. at the time i did not see an earthquake. haiti, being in the hurricane ali, i saw a major hurricane that would have wiped all of these flimsy
but, it would that be only washington dc. i don't know what happened to the cia, all of these things. i am asking you to be a little patience with haiti, but having said so, i think ambassador noriega said something in his introduction that is fitting. haitians are very resilient i even see a silver lining in what happened on january 12th. on april 30th, 2004 i wrote a column for the now defunct new york sun, and i had one phrase there, a sentence, port-au-prince is a mammoth catastrophe...
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we gathered them in a room in washington. and we said to them, what we don't want to happen is -- we use the taxpayer money to get high-speed rail going and then we have equipment built somewhere else. we want it built in america by american workers. [applause] >> so we have companies from other countries, france, spain, germany and asia in america today looking at facilities. looking at opportunities where our train sets and our infrastructure can be built in america. and it will be. and it'll be using our workers who know how to manufacture. and that will be a real boon, i think, to our economy and send a good message that our people know how to -- you know, how to build trains. and also the infrastructure for that. so we're just at the starting point. but the future is very bright for this. >> yeah. i've got three grandchildren i'll just leave with this. and i know that they'll be in their productive years in the 40s and 50s. and if we don't get started now -- and we appreciate the beginnings, the strong beginnings of the
we gathered them in a room in washington. and we said to them, what we don't want to happen is -- we use the taxpayer money to get high-speed rail going and then we have equipment built somewhere else. we want it built in america by american workers. [applause] >> so we have companies from other countries, france, spain, germany and asia in america today looking at facilities. looking at opportunities where our train sets and our infrastructure can be built in america. and it will be. and...
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from "washington journal," this is about 45 minutes. 00 in the evening. our guest for this final segment is a reporter for couple interest magazine. there's something called the credit card act of 2009. what was the purpose of this? guest: it was mainly to make this better for consumers. people are angry at the banks. they feel as if they have credit card rates going up, or what, that they were being treated really poorly, people were getting interest rate hikes one on top of another so they could not pay. a relatively small bad -- alice had escalated into an enormous balance and people were upset. host: this is a congressional legislation. was there a move by federal agencies that oversee credit cards? where the differences between the 12th? guest: the federal reserve board has to issue this. the federal reserve board explains how it will work. host: as far as the specifics, i will read some of them and you can add. there would be one that would ban on fair rate increases. what would happen on this? guest: if you get a new car, you have to get a rate las
from "washington journal," this is about 45 minutes. 00 in the evening. our guest for this final segment is a reporter for couple interest magazine. there's something called the credit card act of 2009. what was the purpose of this? guest: it was mainly to make this better for consumers. people are angry at the banks. they feel as if they have credit card rates going up, or what, that they were being treated really poorly, people were getting interest rate hikes one on top of another...
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hello again and happy new year from fox news in washington. citing ongoing threats, the u.s. government today has closed its embassy in yemen. meanwhile, the president and top advisors are reviewing what mr. obama calls "the systemic failures" that allowed a would-be bomber on board that plane christmas day. we're joined now by the white house official leading that review. john brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism. and mr. brennan, welcome to "fox news sunday." >> thank you very much, chris. >> chris: as we said, the u.s. today closed our embassy in yemen. why? >> well, there are indications that al-qaeda peninsula is targeting the embassy and targeting the personnel. we're not going to take chances with the lives of our diplomats and others at the embassy. we made a decision overnight. it spoke with the ambassadors last night and again this morning to make sure we're doing everything possible to protect our diplomats there. women're working closer with the yemenese. they're providing support but we're not taking chances. >> chris: yo
hello again and happy new year from fox news in washington. citing ongoing threats, the u.s. government today has closed its embassy in yemen. meanwhile, the president and top advisors are reviewing what mr. obama calls "the systemic failures" that allowed a would-be bomber on board that plane christmas day. we're joined now by the white house official leading that review. john brennan, assistant to the president for homeland security and counterterrorism. and mr. brennan, welcome to...
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and the conservative in washington, amanda carpenter, "the washington times." the buck stops with him. was that a good move today? >> certainly a different move than we heard in the bush administration. i never heard anybody taking responsibility for 9/11, for katrina. i thought he stepped to the plate and i couldn't disagree with paul bremer more, larry. i think he is prosecuting the same way president bush prosecuted the shoe bomber, richard reid as a criminal. you want to prosecute them as what they are and that's criminals. that's what clinton did when he put the previous bombers in jail instead of letting them get away like osama bin laden. >> larry: bay, what did you make of the president today? >> you know, i think it's a little bit too late is what it is. i think what he did today was right and he took responsibility, as stephanie said, as he well should. look what happened here. this was an attempted act of war against the united states of america. we had al ckqaeda moving an operative on an american plane, putting him in a specific seat to do this cri
and the conservative in washington, amanda carpenter, "the washington times." the buck stops with him. was that a good move today? >> certainly a different move than we heard in the bush administration. i never heard anybody taking responsibility for 9/11, for katrina. i thought he stepped to the plate and i couldn't disagree with paul bremer more, larry. i think he is prosecuting the same way president bush prosecuted the shoe bomber, richard reid as a criminal. you want to...
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"washington times." late last week with a radically revamped their editorial stamp. they will be a newspaper that focuses on general news and politics, local, regional, and national economic issues. they are focusing on two sections. the main section here, and here they have their commentary, and expanded commentary section in "the washington times." leading with comments from new gingrich, pete ferraro, and john bolton, who wrote this morning open-" the critical -- this morning "as the president learned anything during his first year -- has the president learned anything during his first year? plo is not promising. too often, mr. obama seems either uninterested in the global threats we face, and persuaded that the current -- that they constitute dangers to the country." virginia, gary, your thoughts on ben bernanke and regulation on the part of the fed? caller: thank you very much, i really appreciate you taking my call. i had to use every gray sell that i had to try to understand ben bernanke last nigh
"washington times." late last week with a radically revamped their editorial stamp. they will be a newspaper that focuses on general news and politics, local, regional, and national economic issues. they are focusing on two sections. the main section here, and here they have their commentary, and expanded commentary section in "the washington times." leading with comments from new gingrich, pete ferraro, and john bolton, who wrote this morning open-" the critical --...
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it is time to get serious about wednesdaying washington's in-- ending washington's insable appetite for the spending. although a step in the right direction is not enough to secure our financial future. as astounding as our current budget shortfalls are, long-term debt projections are profoundly worse. the peterson pew commission warned that government spending driven by the growth in health care costs in an aging population will almost certainly bring the debt to crisis levels during the next few decades. what is once thought as a scenario that would unfold in the distant future has compounded and become a pressing issue that we must face today. we must reform our largest entitlement programs. we used to think we had ten or so years, but because of the financial crisis, because of the spending binge we've engaged in and because of the massive debts and deficits, this problem is here now, not in ten years. we need to do this. i propose a systemic way to reform our programs, my purpose in putting this legislation out there is not simply to say, you know, we have it all figured out, we ha
it is time to get serious about wednesdaying washington's in-- ending washington's insable appetite for the spending. although a step in the right direction is not enough to secure our financial future. as astounding as our current budget shortfalls are, long-term debt projections are profoundly worse. the peterson pew commission warned that government spending driven by the growth in health care costs in an aging population will almost certainly bring the debt to crisis levels during the next...
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to continue to be so washington. i know folks, when we are in town, they spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups and interpreting which party has the upper hand in november in 2012, and so on and so on and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it is worth. i do not believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i do not think they want more partisanship or more obstruction. they did not send us to washington to fight each other in some sort of political cage match to see who comes out alive. that is not what they want. they sent us to washington to work together and get things done, to solve the problems they are grappling with every single day. i think your constituents would want to know that, despite the fact that it does not get a lot of attention, you and i have actually worked together on a number of occasions. there have been times when we have acted in a bi
to continue to be so washington. i know folks, when we are in town, they spend a lot of time reading the polls and looking at focus groups and interpreting which party has the upper hand in november in 2012, and so on and so on and so on. that is their obsession. i am not a pundit. i'm just the president. take it for what it is worth. i do not believe the american people want us to focus on our job security. they want us to focus on their job security. [applause] i do not think they want more...
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in washington, president obama called the haiti crisis a moment for american leadership. he announced an initial installment of $100 million in help for the country. >> this will mean more of the lifesaving equipment, food, water and medicine that will be needed. this investment will grow over the coming year as we embark on the long-term recovery from this unimaginable tragedy. >> reporter: the first wave of the u.s. effort involved a detachment of some 100 soldiers from the army's 82nd airborne division. they left fort bragg, north carolina today. their main task is to prepare for the arrival friday of more than 800 other u.s. military personnel. and thousands of additional u.s. troops are expected to head to haiti in the coming days. at the same time, the president warned a relief effort of this magnitude will not happen all at once. >> even as we move as quickly as possible, it will take hours, and in many cases days, to get all of our people and resources on the ground. >> reporter: underscoring the u.s. commitment, secretary of state hillary clinton cut short her tr
in washington, president obama called the haiti crisis a moment for american leadership. he announced an initial installment of $100 million in help for the country. >> this will mean more of the lifesaving equipment, food, water and medicine that will be needed. this investment will grow over the coming year as we embark on the long-term recovery from this unimaginable tragedy. >> reporter: the first wave of the u.s. effort involved a detachment of some 100 soldiers from the army's...
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the new america foundation, washington monthly mag zine hosted this event. it an hour and a half, beginning now. >> senior editor, senior fellow here at the new america foundation. so on behalf of the "washington monthly" and new america, thanks for coming. we're here today to discuss a special report just released in the current issue of the "washington monthly" called "the agent orange boomerang," which you can read at washingtonmonthly.com. before i start i just want to thank new america, stay the staff of the "washington monthly," and also charles daly of the ford foundation for his support. from 1962 to 1971, the u.s. military sprayed close to 20 million gallons of the herbicide agent orange across vietnam to defoliate dense jungle in order to better protect movement of personnel and equipment. from north to south and to destroy any crops. that sprang we now know left behind residue of dioxin of persistent and highly toxic chemical. over the next two decades, american soldiers who served in vietnam were forced to fight another long war. this one to forc
the new america foundation, washington monthly mag zine hosted this event. it an hour and a half, beginning now. >> senior editor, senior fellow here at the new america foundation. so on behalf of the "washington monthly" and new america, thanks for coming. we're here today to discuss a special report just released in the current issue of the "washington monthly" called "the agent orange boomerang," which you can read at washingtonmonthly.com. before i start...
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in washington at 90.1 132 it's also a free application for your iphone. c-span retial, covering washington like no other. >>> representatives from 20 countries met earlier to discuss security in him in. following their meeting, british foreign secretary david miller band, secretary of state hillary clinton and the indian and foreign minister held a joint news conference. the leaders talked about restoring economic stability to the country and working together to fight terrorism in the region. this is about 30 minutes. >> -- my colleague of the foreign minister of him and and my colleague and friend, secretary clinton of the united states. i want to first call thank the yemeni delegation who came to the conference headed by the pri minister but also including the deputy prime ministers for the defense and security and economic affairs as well as foreign minister kobe for traveling here. i just finished sharing a meter of some 20 countries and five international institutions about yemen and its challenges, about how its government is tackling the problems i
in washington at 90.1 132 it's also a free application for your iphone. c-span retial, covering washington like no other. >>> representatives from 20 countries met earlier to discuss security in him in. following their meeting, british foreign secretary david miller band, secretary of state hillary clinton and the indian and foreign minister held a joint news conference. the leaders talked about restoring economic stability to the country and working together to fight terrorism in the...
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nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw, "new york times" columnist david brooks, "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne, and historian doris kearns goodwin. >>> but first some news this morning. the u.s. has closed its embassy in the capital of yemen because of what officials are calling an active security threat posed by al qaeda there. the nouncement one day after the president specifically implicated the yemen based branch of al qaeda for being behind the christmas day terror attempt. >> it appears that he joined an affiliate of al qaeda, and that this group, al qaeda in the arabian peninsula, trained him, equipped him with those explosives, and directed him to atta that plane headed for america. >> we are joined now live by the president's top counterterrorism adviser john brennan. welcome to "meet the press." >> thank you, david. >> this president's directive to close the embassies because of specific intelligence that an attack is coming? >> yes, there are indication that's al qaeda is planning to carry out an attack in the capital of yemen. i spoke to our ambassador down th
nbc news special correspondent tom brokaw, "new york times" columnist david brooks, "washington post" columnist e.j. dionne, and historian doris kearns goodwin. >>> but first some news this morning. the u.s. has closed its embassy in the capital of yemen because of what officials are calling an active security threat posed by al qaeda there. the nouncement one day after the president specifically implicated the yemen based branch of al qaeda for being behind the...
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now more from washington. tell us about this latest review. >> reporter: this review is supposed to look at intelligence failures in both the case of the underwear bomber and the fort hood shooter. the national intelligence director named former c.i.a. director john mclachlan to look at recent challenges facing the intelligence community. that is on top of a white house review, plus congressional hearings upcoming. some think that these reviews can be valuable. here is former national security official gordon jandro. >> they do need to move quickly. it's good to see reforms are being tut in place now. the reviews need to be concluded because additional reforms will probably be necessary. but we have to figure out what we want wrong and how do we stop it from happening again. >> reporter: he says congressional hearings can be useful if they don't turn into grand standing. >> republicans use their weekly address to criticize the white house on its response to terrorism. what's the gop saying? >> reporter: congre
now more from washington. tell us about this latest review. >> reporter: this review is supposed to look at intelligence failures in both the case of the underwear bomber and the fort hood shooter. the national intelligence director named former c.i.a. director john mclachlan to look at recent challenges facing the intelligence community. that is on top of a white house review, plus congressional hearings upcoming. some think that these reviews can be valuable. here is former national...
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when i first came to washington in 1980 and working for the "congressional quarterly", i thought that i don't want to learn all love the rules of congress. i was going to be the bobby byrd. and after about a month and a half of him in my head with their rules for retiree learned the rule i would find exceptions. one of my colleagues said there is only one rule is you need to know. at the end of the day congress can do whatever it wants to do. haven't we seen that rule particularly in this area of fiscal policy dominated days demonstrated over and over and why would this system work where others have failed? >> there are bad rules and good rules. there were seven problems and one i mentioned but hollings said dos the current system which is not bipartisan and cut him did you don't teddy neff you have an arbitrary fixed goal then we have a sequester which is politically unrealistic. but this basically has a carriage, a stick and electric camera. that character is work together and you can reconcile your differences so it gives them a reason to work together and with the reconciliation b
when i first came to washington in 1980 and working for the "congressional quarterly", i thought that i don't want to learn all love the rules of congress. i was going to be the bobby byrd. and after about a month and a half of him in my head with their rules for retiree learned the rule i would find exceptions. one of my colleagues said there is only one rule is you need to know. at the end of the day congress can do whatever it wants to do. haven't we seen that rule particularly in...
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"washington journal." live tomorrow starting at 7:00 and on c-span. yesterday, the government announced a 5.7% growth in the gross domestic product. president obama talks about his weekly online address and including initiatives to lower the federal deficit. and susan collins, senior republican on the senate homeland security committee discusses the interrogation procedures used against -- airliner flight 253. >> at this time last year, banks were on the verge of collapse and job losses of 700,000 and month. we received another troubling piece of news about our economy. it was shrinking at an alarming rate. the largest six-month decline in 50 years. factories and farms were producing less, businesses were selling less, and more job losses were on the horizon. one year later, according to numbers released this past week, this trend has reversed itself. for the past six months, the economy has been growing again. the last quarter, they grew more quickly than any time in the past six years. this is a sign of progress. it is an affirmation of the difficul
"washington journal." live tomorrow starting at 7:00 and on c-span. yesterday, the government announced a 5.7% growth in the gross domestic product. president obama talks about his weekly online address and including initiatives to lower the federal deficit. and susan collins, senior republican on the senate homeland security committee discusses the interrogation procedures used against -- airliner flight 253. >> at this time last year, banks were on the verge of collapse and...
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revenge of the nerds washington style. the washington director on a roll with the ladies. is that a geek game changer? the most famous nerd ever lewis from "revenge of the nerds" is best. guess what else? plus-size model is turning heads here and everywhere. @' >>> people just you just like you're in high school. >> ogre! ogre! >> nerds! nerds! >> ogre, ogre! >> where are they? >> i think they're talking about us. >>> no way! >> neil: it's me. i was so intrigued by this story. are the nerds finally getting their revenge? white house budget director peter orszag has all of a sudden become geek guy. orszag knows his numbers. crunch this number. two. one greek shipping heiress had his baby, a beautiful tv reporter who is his fiancee. just doesn't add up for a guy like orszag you wouldn't think. jude law or gibson or tom brady or me, make sense for guys like that. now dwo dweebs are having their day. i've been saying it for years. lewis got the girl in "revenge of the nerds." he's joining us. thank you for coming. >> good to be here. >> neil: your movie was a great inspiration
revenge of the nerds washington style. the washington director on a roll with the ladies. is that a geek game changer? the most famous nerd ever lewis from "revenge of the nerds" is best. guess what else? plus-size model is turning heads here and everywhere. @' >>> people just you just like you're in high school. >> ogre! ogre! >> nerds! nerds! >> ogre, ogre! >> where are they? >> i think they're talking about us. >>> no way! >>...
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the clerk: washington d.c., january 26, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeanne shaheen , a senator from the state of new hampshire, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following remarks, the senate reul resume consideration of the joint resolution, increasing the statutory limit on the public debt. the time in 11:30 will be equally divided and controlled between the leaders or their designees. the senate will proceed to two roll call votes. those votes will be in relation to the baucus amendment regarding the social security exemption following a vote by the conrad amendment. the senate will recess from 12:30 until 2:15 today for the weekly caucus luncheons. we're operating under an agreement that limits amendments to debt, and only a few amendments remain in order. i would encourage senators with amendments on the list to come to
the clerk: washington d.c., january 26, 2010. to the senate: under the provisions of rule 1, paragraph 3, of the standing rules of the senate, i hereby appoint the honorable jeanne shaheen , a senator from the state of new hampshire, to perform the duties of the chair. signed: robert c. byrd, presidet pro tempore. the presiding officer: the majority leader. mr. reid: following remarks, the senate reul resume consideration of the joint resolution, increasing the statutory limit on the public...
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yet driving from washington dc to maine or washington state to arizona will mean passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, don't ban text messaging, don't require that you use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening loopholes in your teen driving laws and inadequate enforcement of seatbelt and motorcycle helmet laws. this year the best and worst states, there were ten in the green category. the top two in this category are the district of columbia, that got credit for 13 and-a-half loss in the state of new jersey with credit for 13 loss. the other states in order frank king are illinois, thank you senator colorton, maryland new york north carolina or again tennessee minnesota california and washington. now there are nine worst states this year and we added unfortunately six new states to that category. they are arizonan virginia vermont pennsylvania ohio and nebraska. in order of ranking, the state's and the worst category having fewer than half of these 15 phasic laws ars south dakota, has only three of the laws, arizona, north dakota, wyoming va vermont pe
yet driving from washington dc to maine or washington state to arizona will mean passing through states that have weak drunk driving laws, don't ban text messaging, don't require that you use a booster seat for your child, have life-threatening loopholes in your teen driving laws and inadequate enforcement of seatbelt and motorcycle helmet laws. this year the best and worst states, there were ten in the green category. the top two in this category are the district of columbia, that got credit...
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byron york of the washington examiner. chris hayes we welcome our audience watching overseas and the radio audience of xm channel 130 and our c-span audience as well. good morning. caller: good morning. as a republican, i certainly didn't support barack obama during the election but i understand and was hopeful about the message he talked about - the potent for reform and especially within the healthcare environment. represented some opportunity to improve things greatly, and fact of the matter is that in the last year we've had to move from hope to reality. i'm kind of shocked that mr. hayes has said this is a center right plan. the public perception of a 2000 page bill is we do here about the louis vuit louisiana bills excessive focus on public and government run option components to this plan. and this is an environment that's spending trillions of dollars on numerous other politically motivated and - i think that congressional leadership has been able to spend the money of the people on these other important but extrem
byron york of the washington examiner. chris hayes we welcome our audience watching overseas and the radio audience of xm channel 130 and our c-span audience as well. good morning. caller: good morning. as a republican, i certainly didn't support barack obama during the election but i understand and was hopeful about the message he talked about - the potent for reform and especially within the healthcare environment. represented some opportunity to improve things greatly, and fact of the matter...
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the spurs ended up beating washington for the 9th straight time. after the game gilbert arenas answered questions about bringing guns to the arena. >> i agree, you know, that's bad judgment on my part, storing them here. i take responsility for that. >> the okay corral, was that just a joke? >> yeah, i'm a joke story. nothing in my life is actually serious. >> how do you take responsibility for it in the. >> i have to deal with the police investigation, d.a.'s, that's what i have to deal with. >> have you spoken to them yet? >> no, not yet. i deal with that on onday. >> krill moving from the streets to the information super highway. a rare behind the scenes look at how uncle sam is protecting against cyber crimes. a threat that's becoming all too common. and a final farewell to a kidnapped maryland girl found dead on christmas day. those stories and more when we return. and now i know without enough, you can decorate with them, bake with them, even make holiday drinks, like our cranberry punch we call the festive sparkler. mm! festive. for all thes
the spurs ended up beating washington for the 9th straight time. after the game gilbert arenas answered questions about bringing guns to the arena. >> i agree, you know, that's bad judgment on my part, storing them here. i take responsility for that. >> the okay corral, was that just a joke? >> yeah, i'm a joke story. nothing in my life is actually serious. >> how do you take responsibility for it in the. >> i have to deal with the police investigation, d.a.'s,...
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special correspondent, tom brokaw, david brooks, washington post columnist, and historian, doris goodwin. >>> but, first, the u.s. has closed the embassy in the capital of yemen because of what officials are calling an active security threat posed by al qaeda there. >> it appears that he joined the affiliate of al qaeda. this group trained him, equipped them with the explosives, and directed them to attack that plane headed for america z we are joined now live by the president's top counterterrorism adviser. welcome to "meet the press." >> thank you. >> is it because of specific intelligence that says that an attack is coming? >> yes. there are and i spoke with the ambassador down there and the british embassy and it will give the government an opportunity to thwart that threat. >> it's the threat that we know that they have been tash getting and safeguard and the president talking about al qaeda in yemen. is yemen a new front in this battle against al qaeda? >> no, we have known about it in this administration and even in the last administration there has been focus on yemen. i've trave
special correspondent, tom brokaw, david brooks, washington post columnist, and historian, doris goodwin. >>> but, first, the u.s. has closed the embassy in the capital of yemen because of what officials are calling an active security threat posed by al qaeda there. >> it appears that he joined the affiliate of al qaeda. this group trained him, equipped them with the explosives, and directed them to attack that plane headed for america z we are joined now live by the president's...
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, so on behalf of the washington monthly and a new america thanks for coming. we are here today to discuss this special report just released in the current issue of the washington monthly called the "the agent orange boomerang" which you can read it washington monthly.com. am ghaffari start ridges monta thanked america come less thank the staff of the washington and the ford foundation for his support. from 1962 to 1971 the u.s. military sprayed close to 20 million gallons of the herbicide agent orange across vietnam to defoliate dense jungle in order to better protect personnel and equipment from north to south and to destroy enemy crops. bats burring we now know left behind a residue of dioxin persisted in highly toxin-- toxic chemical and over the next two decades american soldiers who served in vietnam were forced to fight another war, this one to force their own government to recognize the damage done to their bodies into provide health care and other benefits they deserve. washington did so in 1991, when president george h. w. bush signed the agent orange
, so on behalf of the washington monthly and a new america thanks for coming. we are here today to discuss this special report just released in the current issue of the washington monthly called the "the agent orange boomerang" which you can read it washington monthly.com. am ghaffari start ridges monta thanked america come less thank the staff of the washington and the ford foundation for his support. from 1962 to 1971 the u.s. military sprayed close to 20 million gallons of the...
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joining me now from washington, d.c. is tom blank, former head of tsa policy. good to see you, good morning. we've had a series of debates ever since christmas day about how effective or ineffective patdowns are and these screening machines are 73 let's start with the patdowns, do you think they have a place in aviation security? >> they certainly have a place in aviation security. we don't want to eliminate any tools when we're dealing with people like the christmas day terrorist. >> certainly in the short-term, since so few places have access to the more sophisticated screening machines? >> i think what we've got to do is figure out a way to expedite the deployment of the x-ray, and technologies. this is what's going to help us find explosive material, organic material at the checkpoint. that's what the patdown is designed to do. but we shouldn't be relying on that when we have technology that can do a much, much better job for us. >> you know, i've heard a lot of conflicting information about that. we just had someone on in the last hour about exactly how ef
joining me now from washington, d.c. is tom blank, former head of tsa policy. good to see you, good morning. we've had a series of debates ever since christmas day about how effective or ineffective patdowns are and these screening machines are 73 let's start with the patdowns, do you think they have a place in aviation security? >> they certainly have a place in aviation security. we don't want to eliminate any tools when we're dealing with people like the christmas day terrorist....